Brad (fake name) is a sex addict/sex offender currently serving a 9 year prison sentence in federal prison. We have written back and forth for the last couple of years since he first started his sentence.

Brad had been active in the recovery community prior to going to prison. He attended a two-week outpatient intensive and had been in a group for sex offenders, as well as attending 12-step Sex...

Addicts are often very hard workers despite their addiction. Alcoholics, drug addicts, sex addicts, gamblers and over-eaters are sometimes “over-achievers,” driving themselves in order to overcome fears of being unworthy or unlovable.

This is not a new idea. Think of the stock image of the “functioning alcoholic” who pours his energy into doing one thing (work) really well but is...

Sex addicts who have a variety of other sexually addictive behaviors, often find excuses for thinking that their internet porn use is not really a problem and may even be a good thing. Are they wrong? Let’s look at some common lines of reasoning that addicts present and myvalidity score for each one.

Trauma and addiction go hand in hand. Recent research points to the conclusion that all addictions, drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling, etc, share common patterns in neurobiology, genetics and childhood attachment history. Traumatic experiences in childhood are believed to be a major risk...

Sex addiction in a parent means there is family dysfunction and sexual dysfunction in the environment of the child. This in turn impacts families and places children at risk for many problems including sex addiction as adults.

Researchers have reported that:
“Even when the children are not fully aware of the parent’s abnormal sexual behavior, they may eventually replicate it themselves.”
Sex addiction in a family does not automatically...